[Stillness]

You're sorta right. It's a rumor, but one with some decent evidence. Google "The Voice of George Washington Carver NPR" and you can here a biographer talk about it as well as some recordings of his voice.

Either way, his accomplishments appear to be unencumbered by sexual or romantic attachment. He's not the only one. Tesla, Newton, Jesus, The Apostle Paul, to name a few.

[jns]

Either way, his accomplishments appear to be unencumbered by sexual or romantic attachment.

Per Wikipedia, he courted Sarah L. Hunt for 3 years starting at 40.

[Stillness]

Per Wikipedia, he courted Sarah L. Hunt for 3 years starting at 40.

Let's say "mostly unencumbered" then. Even if he had romantic interest in her, 3 years of courtship out of a lifetime dedicated to work and religion is not much.

Also, castrated boys can still develop secondary sexual traits, FYI.

[jns]

Also, castrated boys can still develop secondary sexual traits, FYI.

I'm not finding literature that indicates castrated prepubescent boys can still develop full mustaches and/or beards. Perhaps you can point me to your source.

[Stillness]

I'm not finding literature that indicates castrated prepubescent boys can still develop full mustaches and/or beards. Perhaps you can point me to your source.

You misstated what I said.

[amy40]

. Then he said, "If you weren't trying to get some, think how much you could accomplish." We had a good laugh. It's funny because it's true.

you're having a whole lot more sex now than when you first joined WH?
so much sex that's it's keeping you from God's calling?

[jns]

You misstated what I said.

I did not, I stated what I was looking for. I used young to indicate prepubescent. It seems we are talking about two different groups of boys, those who have already hit puberty and those who have not. Do you have a source for your statement or is it an opinion?

[Stillness]

you're having a whole lot more sex now than when you first joined WH?
so much sex that's it's keeping you from God's calling?

No, the point is that someone who doesn't focus their energies on things like sex, their mate, and child-rearing will be able to do more elsewhere.

[Stillness]

jns facial hair comes in during puberty. A boy castrated during or after can have facial hair.

I hope that carver wasn't castrated, but unfortunately it's a cruel world and people do things like that to each other. You can check the source I gave you to find out some of the reasons why that biographer became convinced that he was probably a victim of that procedure.

[Texasred]

This thread seems to be filled with speculation and references for which there is little in the way of secondary sources. For every accomplished historical figure who had little interest in sex, I can name at least one who had a great interest.